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Bill which was passed in 2003 despite intense conflict

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Prescription Drug Bill of 2003

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Why is consensus harder to reach than ever?

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Moderates are being replaced by more ideological politicians

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Cap on the number of House members

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435

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2 requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives

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At least 25 years old, citizen for 7 years

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Requirements to be a senator

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At least 30 years old, citizen for 9 years

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Why do senators have higher requirements and longer terms?

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To check the more unpredictable house

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Why didn’t the constitution have term limits?

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The term limits in the Articles of Confederation had forced good statesmen out

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What is the best stand for a congress hopeful to take in their campaign?

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Fighting against the institution of Congress

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How many House members is each state guaranteed?

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How many people are represented in each House district?

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650,000

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The assigning of congressional seats after each census

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Reapportionment

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Who approves reapportionment in most states?

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Governor

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Which states approve reapportionment by commissions?

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Arizona and Iowa

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The redrawing of congressional district lines following the census to accommodate population shifts

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Redistricting

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The assigning of congressional seats after each census

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Reapportionment

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The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent

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Gerrymandering

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For whom was gerrymandering named?

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1811 Massachusetts governor, Eldbridge Gerry

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Designed to concentrate a minority party’s votes in the smallest number of districts possible

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Packing

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Who gerrymanders today?

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Sophisticated computer programs

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Designed to disperse a party’s votes into as many districts as possible, weakening their influence

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Cracking

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Time period when everyone seves

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Term

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When do new terms begin?

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January 3rd of odd numbered years

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The end of a term

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Adjournment

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Tax bill

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Revenue bill

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Statewide elections
At large elections
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Most important organizational feature of the US Congress.
Bicameralism
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An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted.
Safe seat
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The current holders of an elected office
Incumbents
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In the 2004 Congressional election, what was the spending difference between winners and losers?
4:1
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State with the most expensive Congressional campaigns
South Dakota
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Why were bicameral legislatures common in colonial government?
Framers believed the arrangement was essential for preventing strong willed majorities from controlling and oppressing minorities
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The powers explicitly given to Congress
Enumerated powers
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Elastic clause
Congress can create all laws deemed necessary and proper for national welfare
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What are the grounds of impeachment?
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
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What role does the Senate play in making treaties?
Advise and consent
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What portion of Senate's vote is required to ratify a treaty?
2/3
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Revenue bills must originate from which branch of Congress?
House
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3 factors which have made president more important than Congress in the eyes of the people
1) National security responsibilities 2) Media visibility 3) Preparation of the budget
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How many votes are required to end a debate in the senate?
60
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How can the House generate immediate action?
Unanimous vote
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What is it called when the House has a unanimous vote?
Committee of the Whole
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the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting in order for decisions to be made.
Quorum
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The presiding officer in the House
Speaker
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How is the Speaker of the House chosen?
Formally elected in the House, but actually selected by the majority party
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The legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy and keep members in line
Majority leader
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The legislative leader selected by the minority party as a spokesperson for the opposition
Minority leader
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Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature
Whip
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A meeting of the members of party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy
Party caucus
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What do Republicans call party caucuses?
A conference
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A procedural rule in the House that prohibits any amendments to bills
Closed rule
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A procedural rule in the House that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill
Open rule
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How many votes per year do congress members usually cast?
1,000
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What factor is most likely to influence a congressman's voting pattern?
Policy and philosophical convictions
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Consistently rated most liberal senator
Barbara Boxer
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Rated most conservative senator
Pat Roberts
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Where do most liberals in congress originate?
Western states
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Where do most conservative congress members originate?
The south
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What percentage of constituents have not contacted their congressmembers?
70%
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Why do congressmembers typically follow demands of their constituents?
Concern over reelection
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When congressmembers look to colleagues for advice on how to vote, who are they likely to seek?
Friends who worked on the bill
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Why has congress expanded staff?
Increasingly demanding schedules of congressmen, as well as complex issues
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What branch of congress has the highest number of staff? Why?
Senate; because they have less senators to split the budget between
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What kind of work is done in district offices?
Generating favorable publicity, arranging appearances, scheduling, and contacting important leaders in the region
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What do congressional staff members typically do?
Draft bills, do research, negotiate, build coalitions
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Why are congressional staff so influential?
They have direct access to members of congress
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7 Factors which influence the way a congressmember votes on issues
1) policy and philosophical convictions 2) voters 3) colleagues 4) congressional staff 5) party 6) interest groups 7) the president
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What percentage of House Republicans voted to impeach Clinton?
98%
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When did partisan voting become popular in congress?
The 1970s
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Which branch of congress has a stronger alignment to parties?
The House
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How do interest groups influence congressional votes?
They provide information for making laws as well as help finance campaigns for those who will let them make more laws
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When are interest groups especially effective?
When they mobilize grassroots movements
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When do presidents have the most influence over congressional votes?
In times of foreign conflict, when the public rallies around them.
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How many bills were introduced in 2003?
7,000
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How many bills passed in 2003?
174
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4 steps of a bill becoming law
Introduction, committee review, floor debate, presidential approval
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Box where bills are placed
Hopper
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Who can introduce a bill?
Only a member of the house or senate
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Who evaluates a bill after it has been introduced?
The committee specializing in that area
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How many committees was President Bush's homeland security bill evaluated by?
10
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Largest government reorganization since 1937
The creation of the Department of Homeland security
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What is the legislative record?
A record of everything that is discussed in a committee
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What is the purpose of the legislative record?
Helps the president and federal courts interpret what Congress intended
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Cleaning up the wording or amending a bill
Mark up
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Petition that, if signed the a majority of the members of the house, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor
Discharge petition
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Does the senate have discharge petitions?
No
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When is the busiest time of the year for bill passage?
The end of the congressional session; late September-October
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How long does a bill have to pass before it is killed?
2 years
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If a bill is passed in both houses, what must happen?
Reconciliation, when the two versions of the bill are put together
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Pocket veto
When congress is adjourned and the president does not sign a law in 10 days, it does not become law

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